Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Michael J. Hewitt

  1. September 07, 2022

    AFL-CIO Backs Worker In High Court OT Row Against Helix

    The AFL-CIO backed a former Helix rig worker in his fight to keep a Fifth Circuit's decision that he was entitled to overtime, telling the justices on Wednesday the worker wasn't a salaried employee because Helix calculated his pay daily.

  2. September 01, 2022

    Oil Rig Worker Tells Justices Helix Calculated His Pay Daily

    A former Helix rig worker urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that he was entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, arguing that the energy company computed his pay daily and therefore he wasn't a salaried employee.

  3. July 15, 2022

    6 AGs, Chamber Tell Justices OT Ruling Clashes With FLSA

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and six attorneys general urged the U.S. Supreme Court to flip a Fifth Circuit decision granting overtime for a highly paid former oil rig worker, saying Friday that the decision will cause unnecessary windfalls.

  4. July 13, 2022

    Oil Group Asks High Court To Abandon Rigger OT Ruling

    The Independent Petroleum Association of America urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a Fifth Circuit finding that a highly paid former rig worker is owed overtime, warning that if the order is allowed to stand it could financially harm the oil industry.

  5. July 11, 2022

    Energy Co. Tells Justices OT Ruling Conflicts With FLSA

    The Fifth Circuit erroneously found a highly paid ex-rig worker needed to meet multiple regulations to be considered overtime-exempt, an oil company told the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to correct the mistake.

  6. May 03, 2022

    Supreme Court Salary Case Will Test FLSA Boundaries

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a case finding that a worker earning six figures is entitled to overtime will spur questions about the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemption for highly compensated workers and about whom the law was designed to protect, attorneys say.

  7. May 02, 2022

    Justices To Weigh OT For Highly Paid Rig Worker

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will weigh in on whether an oil rig worker earning six figures is entitled to overtime pay because he was not paid a true salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act, teeing up a fight on a foundational principle of wage and hour law.

  8. March 22, 2022

    Rig Worker Tells Justices High Pay Wasn't A Salary

    The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't need to weigh in on whether the Fifth Circuit correctly found a rig worker was entitled to overtime compensation despite his six-figure paychecks, the worker said, telling the justices he was paid on a daily rate.

  9. February 10, 2022

    Oil Groups Tell Justices Rig Worker Is Not Entitled To OT Pay

    The Fifth Circuit didn't properly apply federal law when it determined that a highly paid ex-rig worker was entitled to overtime compensation, two oil industry groups told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, saying the justices need to fix the mistake.

  10. January 12, 2022

    Energy Co. Wants Supreme Court To Nix Rig Worker's OT Pay

    An offshore energy company urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reevaluate a Fifth Circuit ruling that determined a highly paid ex-rig worker is entitled to overtime compensation, saying the decision creates a conflict the justices need to resolve.